The Results Are In

**disclaimer**
By no means does this report fully explain my pain. My Spine Specialist thinks these are normal findings and my pain is from my Sacro-iliac Joint. He told me today I have to stop running completely for at least 2 weeks, preferably 4.
No attempts and continue with anti-inflammatories.
Can you hear it from your computer chair? ....yes it is the sound of me pouting.

** HISTORY **:
Physical therapist with worsening back pain and negative x-rays.
** FINDINGS **:
Technique: Multiplanar multisequence MR images were obtained through the lumbar spine without gadolinium. Lumbar vertebral bodies demonstrate normal height, alignment and marrow signal. There is early intervertebral degenerative disc signal at L5/S1 level without any significant loss of height. The conus terminates at L1/L2 level.
L1-L2: No canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing.
L2-L3: No canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing.
L3-L4: No canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing.
L4-L5: There is early mild diffuse disc bulge with a tiny central disc protrusion with associated mild facet disease resulting in mild narrowing of the subarticular recess bilaterally.
L5-S1: Mild diffuse disc bulge is noted. No significant canal stenosis. Mild facet disease is identified.
** IMPRESSION **:
Early degenerative changes noted at L4/L5 and L5/S1 levels with mild diffuse disc bulge and mild facet disease with mild narrowing of the subarticular recesses bilaterally.